Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 15:10:35 -0400 From: Technical Information <tech_info@threespace.com> To: FreeBSD Chat <chat@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: helping victims of terror Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20010930150810.017fe7d0@threespace.com> In-Reply-To: <34350000.1001853932@lobster.originative.co.uk> References: <3BB6A7BE.8157B03F@mindspring.com> <1001447850.3bb0e1aa11dfc@webmail.neomedia.it> <20010925222900.A71817@lpt.ens.fr> <3BB216E8.89F3419@mindspring.com> <20010926202630.C10954@lpt.ens.fr> <3BB427FD.61AE3E6A@mindspring.com> <20010928144755.C7471@lpt.ens.fr> <3BB6174E.BCDCCAA6@mindspring.com> <20010930021157.A315@lpt.ens.fr> <3BB6A622.58C86193@mindspring.com> <3BB6A7BE.8157B03F@mindspring.com>
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This is the explanation I've personally accepted for most of the anti-U.S. sentiment that I've noticed worldwide, though I never suspected it would erupt as violently as it did on September 11th. --Chip Morton At 08:45 AM 9/30/2001, you wrote: >Predominantly the cause of all social tension is the state of the economy. >When all elements of society are doing well then there tends to be harmony >because nobody is interested in disrupting an environment in which most >people are benefitting. When the economy starts to decline then social >tensions come to the fore, because each social group is chasing after the >declining wealth that exists and in those circumstances it is easy for >fanaticism to whip up hatred of other social groups. Of course in many >societies there is also intrinsic economic division, where one element of >society is doing well while another element is suffering so the antagonisms >between the social groups can be prevalent even when the economy is doing >well. > >The social conditions can be seen to be behind most of the conflicts in the >world, the fanaticism that arises is a symptom of these conditions and not >the root cause of the divisions. > >Paul Richards > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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